Chapter 4.2
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Statutory Documents - IMO Publications and Documents - Resolutions - Maritime Safety Committee - Resolution MSC.262(84) – Adoption of Amendments to the International Maritime Dangerous Goods (IMDG) Code – (Adopted on 16 May 2008) - Annex – Amendments to the International Maritime Dangerous Goods (IMDG) Code - Part 4 - Chapter 4.2

Chapter 4.2

  4.2.0.1 Delete “IMO type portable tanks and road tank vehicles may continue to be constructed in accordance with the provisions of the IMDG Code in force on 1 July 1999 (amendment 29) until 1 January 2003.”

 Replace “Tanks certified and approved prior to 1 January 2003” with “IMO type portable tanks and road tank vehicles certified and approved prior to 1 January 2003 in accordance with the provisions of the IMDG Code in force on 1 July 1999 (amendment 29)”

 Delete “However, the provisions of column (12) may be used instead of the provisions of column (13) until 1 January 2010.”

  4.2.1.13.8 Insert “Note: An example of a method to determine the size of emergency-relief devices is given in Appendix 5 of the Manual of Tests and Criteria.”

  4.2.5.2.6

  T23 Insert “or type B” after “type A” for UN 3119 - Di-(3, 5, 5-trimethylhexanoyl) peroxide, not more than 38% in diluent type A

 Insert new entry:

UN No Substance Min. test pressure (bar) Min. shell thickness (mmreference steel) Bottom opening requirements Pressure-relief requirements Degree of filling Control temp. Emergency temp.
3119 tert-Amyl peroxyneodecanoate, not more than 47% in diluent type A           –10 –5

  4.2.5.3

  TP12 Delete

  TP13 Replace “is transported.” With “is transported, unless no self-contained breathing apparatus, as required by SOLAS regulation II-2/19 (II-2/54), is onboard”

  TP35 Insert “Portable tank instruction T14 may continue to be applied until 31 December 2014.”

Parent topic: Part 4
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